Florida's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
Samantha Kerker, 16, of Boca Raton and David Barge, 13, of Miami today were named Florida's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
How Anti-Dam Protests in Chile Present a Conflict for Socially Responsible Investors
In June, 2011 in Santiago 4,000 people attended a march to protest a proposed dam in southern Chile. People waved flags and chanted ?Patagonia without dams!? By the end of the year, the protesters expanded their agenda and attracted the attention from observers across the globe. In a recent presentation at Columbia University, Ricardo Lagos, Chile?s former president, told the crowd that the ...
Falkland manoeuvres are 'entirely routine', says William Hague
William Hague defends deployment of warship and Prince William.
Abilene Reporter-News: Morning state, national, international headlines, Feb. 7
GOLDEN, Colo. — Mitt Romney is hoping he didn’t ignore Rick Santorum’s attacks for too long, as Republicans in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri hold contests to pick the party’s Republican presidential nominee. Santorum was rising ahead of Tuesday’s events after largely bypassing Florida and Nevada.
Ricardo Lagos: Student Protests Can't Subdue a Southern Tiger
When the protests against the HidroAysen dam first erupted, Sebastian Pi??era, the country's current president said, "if we don't make decisions today we are condemning our country to a blackout near the end of this decade." In recent years, Chile's investment in hydro-power has slipped. In his talk at Columbia, Chile's former president Ricardo Lagos said "In 1990 about 75 of [Chile's] energy ...
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Hugo Chavez says Venezuelan troops would fight with Argentina over Falklands
Hugo Chavez has pledged that Venezuelan armed forces would fight alongside Argentina against Britain in any future conflict over the Falkland Islands at a regional meeting this weekend.
Hague insists Prince William's deployment to Falklands is "routine"
The deployment of the Duke of Cambridge to the Falklands is "entirely routine" William Hague, the Foreign Secretary insisted yesterday as she accused Argentina of trying to "raise the diplomatic temperature".